Taking on Joe Cortez in the heavyweight final of the 1981 junior Olympic boxing championships, a 15-year-old Mike Tyson stepped into ring for his sixth fight as an amateur looking to extend his perfect record.
And it didn’t take him very long to do precisely that.
Charging at Cortez in his iconic aggressive manner, Tyson unloading a barrage of wild punches, pinning his rival against the ropes.
Moments later, Cortez dropped to the ground sprawled flat out cold having caught a powerful right hand on the chin.
The referee dived over him, motioning for the doctor to enter the ring and see to... read more

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